January 22, 2012, 3:00 pm, Coffee! - Primavera Concerts St Barnabas Church
Douglas Miller – flute, Charlene Nagel, Xiaoling Li – violins, Andrée Simard – viola, Gordon Cleland – cello, Karin Di Bella – harpsichord, Charlotte Knight – soprano, Jonathon Dick – baritone, Paul Williamson – tenor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Coffee Cantata
Also on the Program:
CPE Bach (1714-1788) Two Trios
Lucas Drew Zodiac Suite, Part I
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Kurt Weill (1900-1950) “Youkali”
Leo Delibes (1836-1891) “Les Filles de Cadix”
Lucas Drew Zodiac Suite, Part II
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) Liebesleid
Lucas Drew Zodiac Suite, Part III
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
William Bolcom (b. 1938) “George”
Our fourth program of the season, hosted by Primavera Concerts, features Bach’s Coffee Cantata composed for performance at Zimmermann’s Coffee House. Since Bach loved his coffee the second part of this concert will be a light-hearted and stimulating voyage through the world of coffee with rejuvenating stops in Vienna, Berlin, Paris and New York.
February 28, 2012, Music Meant for Me! Music@Noon Brock University, Sean O’Sullivan Theatre
Gordon Cleland – cello, Erika Reiman – piano
Carlyle Sharpe Sonata for Cello and Piano (composed 1991)
Mark Steiger – St Catharines composer Motion in Point and Line (composed 2011)
Timothy Brady Three or Four Days After the Death of Kurt Cobain (composed 1994)
The Society will be working on its first recording project this season. This concert is a presentation for Brock University’s Music@Noon series featuring a collection of works written for and premiered by our own Gordon Cleland.
March 17, 2012, 11 am, Laura Secord – a Concert Presentation of Chamber Music, St Catharines Central Library
Michele Jacot – winds, George Cleland – violin, Gordon Cleland – cello, narrator TBA
A co-production with Suzuki Niagara of a chamber music concert for children intended for the St Catharines area schools and libraries. Our professional artists will play a concert based on the history of the Niagara Region in celebration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 with participation from chamber groups drawn from Suzuki Niagara and Niagara Youth Orchestra and with some audience participation. This light but inspiring program will be a free presentation given in the lobby of the St Catharines Centennial Library and is intended for touring in the schools in 2012-2014.
April 6-9, 2012, The Seven Last Words of Christ St Catharines United Mennonite Church, St Thomas More Catholic Church, Covenant Christian Reformed Church
Xiaoling Li, George Cleland – violin, Andrée Simard – viola, Gordon Cleland – cello Jonathon Dick – baritone
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) The Seven Last words of Christ
Tyler Versluis Songs with Baritone and String Quartet
This program will feature the inspirational work of Haydn in celebration of Easter. The concert will be expanded with reflections on the moods of Easter in a set of songs commissioned by Tyler Versluis. A world premiere event of an exciting young St Catharines based composer.
May 5, 2012, 7:30 pm, Rachmaninov, St Catharines United Mennonite Church
Jonathon Dick – Baritone, Gordon Cleland – cello, Erika Reiman – piano
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Sonata Op 119
Prelude in G# minor, op. 32 no. 12
Prelude in B minor, op. 32 no. 10
Prelude in D major, op. 23 no. 4
Prelude in G minor, op. 23 no. 5
Songs TBA
This concert will be all about the rich romanticism of Rachmaninov. He was an artist with a unique and unmistakable voice that speaks directly to the soul.
And More to Come!
